This was just a slight pull from over use. I just took a few days off and it felt fine today. I think riding the bike helped a lot too. Great way to continue to exercise without putting undue stress on the leg.

At our age we should be more careful about running, running fast, and running viciously :) Seriosuly speaking, it was probably bad combination of luck, rocky surface, and jumping down with spiked shoes.

I think I was running too much and the long run made my hamstring really tired. Playing basketball and not warming up for the intervals is what caused the injury. I need to strengthen my hamstrings and warmup properly before a hard workout.

I think being out of shape and biking kind of hard was too much for my Hammy during the run after the bike. Also Max probably had me running at a faster pace than I should have with my current fitness level.

Biked every day for about 45 minutes. Iced every night. Stretched and Pilates to loosen muscle up before icing. Not running for a few days helped greatly. Slow jog on Thursday was good way to welcome the leg back to running.

When a muscle is not functioning properly and hurts clearly. Take a total rest, and start running until the physio says it is ok... in this case I actually thought it wasn't good yet... but the physio was right.

Stretching routine every day plus before and after first "run" as well as usual dynamic (before) and static (after run) schedule. Also see
http://attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_5239/period-1/enddate-2013-12-13

took a week completely off. worked out well as I had S on spring break so didn't have much time to train anyway
In future, need to be careful to warmup properly and not slack on the yoga and stretching.

Caused by: Run, weights & soccer in one day then not resting the next
Used RICE for couple days, then started light exercise with plenty of stretching.
Maybe came back too soon because took quite a while to heal.

16th April -
R.Hamstring has been feeling ok during stretches, no more tight than I'd ordinarily expect it to be when uninjured. I've had 7 days complete rest and so I thought an EASY "run" would be ok, but if it didn't feel right I'd turn around and come straight back in - which is what I should have done last Tuesday before Champagne League!
No immediate after affects - i.e. very tight R.Calf / Hamstring / Glute discomfort. STRETCH (probably ice later as well!).
There was a little disco...

active recovery, (easy) stretching, ice, rolling (foam roller, trigger point stuff) and strengthening exercises. Stayed away from anything that would aggravate it (running, excessive stretching) and worked on lengthening and getting out knots and getting blood into it.

It's hard to tell if this is truly recovered, but it's certanly not giving me any trouble now.
Saw Chris Reynolds twice for a 30 minute massage. He recommended I go back before the marathon for another session to loosen the legs up again.

Cause..see above.....probably would have lasted for a shorter time with more rigour in re-hab stretching and pool running in 3rd-4th week..Keeping hamstring overwarm in rehab stages while running good...Don't do hard workouts in the winter without extra warm legs and on days where there was poor sleep the night before.....Continuing icing stretching/strengthing routine...especially dynamic PNF stretching

Seeing Dr Rob Jones using ART(active release technique) to quicken recovery. It's a deep massage with stertching exercises. Must keep up the stretching from now on. Do dynamic warmup exercises before all running and biking.

Went to PT 4 times following the first 9 days of the injury. Should have gone to PT sooner. Active recovery is the new name of the game on hamstring pulls. PT was the best and helped me recover. I was running moderately within 4-5 weeks of the injury and full speed ahead within 9-10 weeks of injury. Super Happy!

Active release technique with Dr Mark DeCourcy in KC rather than just Ron Jones in Lawrence (slightly different approach to ART). Everyone including family doctor says I need to stretch the legs and loosen up.

3 sessions of Physio, lots of stretching and firing exercise. Something called a "core" has been invented since I last went. (I think it's bum and tummy)
"Resume gentle jogging" - short course at the six day. got better during the week. Maybe it was just rested long enough, maybe running with something else to think about. Still not 100% though, so maybe shouldnt be writing this...

Probably overtraining. I've tried to mix the training and not push too hard Physio has helped a lot massaging the lumps, and did a strenuous run today with no ill-effects. Took a while to get rid of but was never severe. Both hamstrings still tight - trying to loosen them with Pilates

It slowly got better. Though things felt like a pulled hamstring, the medical diagnosis was Lumbar Radiculopathy. Making this resolution entry after the fact, I guess my body re-routed the nerves after my disc herniation and a piece breaking off between L4/L5, then getting lodged in my spinal column squeezing the spinal cord.

The tightness is mostly gone. I think just giving it time helped more than anything. I didn't stretch much after a few rounds of it seemed to aggrivate it. I rested it a lot too, mostly for reasons other than to let it heal.

I'll mark this down as recovered, although it is still not 100%. Critical treatment that has allowed me to run again is wrapping it every time with a rather stout adjustable neoprene wrap. A lot of support and warmth, and reasonably comfortable by now. I expect to wear the wrap at least for the next three to four weeks.

I think it was caused by running too hard, too soon in colder weather. I took a month off completely from running with short hikes, walking and biking. Slowly started running short distances and stopping if the pain came back. Good warm ups are key.

Dr. Rob Jones says older runners end up with weak glutes because running involved only forward motion and not using muscles if you went side to side like other sports. That put all the workload on the hamstrings. Strengthen the glutes and future running would be back to using all the muscles.

Probably could have switched to heating to help get rid of blood but heating is what helped cause this whole mess. Be more careful with heating injuries. Ice for the first 24-48 hours and then start heating.

Don't know exactly when this went away. I forget to log in the injury section, which is a good thing. "Treatment" for my twitchy hammy consisted mostly of being careful about warming up before quick efforts, and also some foam-rolling and massage.

I got the results of my MRI last night.
It says that I do have oestitis pubis, and a small 8mm tear in the left adductor tendon that joins onto the pubic bone.
Given that I have been in no pain for almost 3 weeks now, the doctor is not going to intervene. However, if I have another set back then he would like
to treat me to improve my recovery.
Hopefully I am already on the road to recovery and the worst is over, but if there are any setbacks, at least I know what is wrong and can...

Unsure of the cause, although either the NavStock Sprint or else the NavStock Raid would seem to be the likely culprits. Nagged me a looooong time. Probably not 100% recovered yet, but will call it so just to not have the injury coloring on the log any more. Must be 95% back anyway - only pain with hard exertion at the moment.

now having spent a lot of money on the physio this turns out to have been more of a back injury and lack of response of the core muscles. This means I have to maintain a schedule of regular core strength exercises and maintain it....always!

7/11 - first visit to Dr. Mathews has 'fixed' the hamstring issue; felt 100% better after treatment and was able to resume running & strength training without any recurrence. Will see Jeff 1x week for next 2-3 weeks before LT100.
10/26: Re-injured hamstring multiple times on track workouts and other sprints. Focusing on strength work and cross-work to heal completely.
12/3: Saw Debra Gillis DPT @ CSSC, final diagnosis is upper hamstring tear near tendon connections; therapy is dry needl...

This issue hasn't gone away completely but I can live with it as it is. It might always be a little weak but it doesn't seem to affect my running any more, nor my ability to do leg presses at the gym. I don't think about it much. It is only sore first thing in the morning as I sit for breakfast. Some things you just live with.

Proper PT (went to a very good one after 1/2 year of little progress). For a very very long time. Don't push injuries when they start sneaking their way in - I just ignored it, and then it got me the day after speedwork.

Calling it healed. Stil lots of work to do generally but HS is pretty much fully useable now.
Need to work up mileage. Becareful about overtraining. If something is injured give it time for recovering - don't keep trying to train with the injury.

This ebbed off with PT exercises. Re-injured last fall when I hit my foot on a root and had this shooting pain all the way up to the tendon. Not as bad as the initial injury and it got gradually better. Don't notice it any longer.

Right now, I'm putting this one to rest. I don't believe I am completely recovered -- because I do think this is a chronic condition. But the good news is that I think it is manageable through consistent strength/stretch work and careful training practices.